RepublicanIncumbent
Elaine Sena Cortez
Incumbent state representative since 2025
- Experience
- State legislature
New Mexico › New Mexico House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
New Mexico House District 62
Elaine Sena Cortez has no major-party opponent.
Elaine Sena Cortez has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+66: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 24,786
- People per km²
- 42
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 21%
- White, no degree
- 36%of adults
- White 39%
- Hispanic 55%
- Black 2%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
8,993 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Elaine Sena Cortez (R)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
10,321 two-party votes · R+66.1 · R+64.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)83.0%
Kamala Harris (D)17.0%
2022
6,484 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Larry R Scott (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
9,391 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Larry R Scott (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
10,031 two-party votes · R+65.6 · R+70.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.8%
Joe Biden (D)17.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
8,992 two-party votes · R+64.0 · R+66.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)82.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)18.0%